VAW/DV as a Human Rights Violation by Quenby Wilcox — Gonzales Lenahan vs. USA, 2011 (Inter- American Commission on Human Rights) and Gonzalez Carreno vs. Spain, 2014 (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW) are to two major landmark decisions recognizing domestic violence as human rights violations under a State’s obligation to protect and the principle of due diligence. My presentation will include an explanation of the significance of these two cases in combating the problems within family courts, and in lobbying government for action and solutions.